last hemlock
soo i just bought a new powerful pc and recently COTW is crashing 2-3 times a hour.......any ideas what is goin on
here are my pc sspecs OS:
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD
MSI B450M PRO-M2
GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 2700x @ 4.2Ghz
RAM:
16GB DDR4 2666MHz (2x8GB) G.SKILL RipJaws V Dual Channel
STORAGE:
2TB SSHD Seagate FireCuda Gaming Hybrid Drive
STORAGE:
256GB Certified M.2 PCIe NVMe SS
PSU
1000W EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G3 Gold Power Supply Unit
rustic raven
i just use 4 old hard drives i had laying around lol
most of them are from old dells
last hemlock
@heavy dome this was a rig built by a company that didnt have normal HDD to put in there ...at leasst not 2tb size
ik my gpu drivers are up to date.......
rustic raven
did ya verify the game files
heavy dome
@last hemlock the new drivers are most likely the issue
Someone in another server is also having issues with the latest ones
last hemlock
ah-k thnx i was worried somethin was wrong with my pc
ssooo should i roll back my drivers to the last update before the newest one?
last hemlock
?
last hemlock
ah k thnx
heavy dome
It'll get rid of all traces of them, just follow what it says on the page
storm gate
For the bow hunt for fox mission on hirchfelden, will a crossbow work or does it have to be a bow
random sand
It does i have that right now and it does say 60 lbs draw strength
jagged lion
@random sand if it didn't work for you, make sure you don't chase the fox out of the speeburg area. Likewise, it is an option to chase one from outside into the area. As long as your shot hits it in that zone with a bow (not crossbow) you should be good
random sand
@jagged lion Oh i havent even tried it yet i was planning on just driving around on a quadbike until i find one 😄
heavy dome
That may be a bit diffucult, the quad will probably scare them off long before you see them
slim needle
So I’ve never played the cotw but I’ve heard that it’s good and from what I’ve seen it looks really cool would y’all give me your feedback so I know weather I want to get it or not
heavy dome
I mean...we all play it, so it's pretty good
slim needle
Got a solid point there but is the duck and goose hunting good on the game cause that’s what I mainly like to do in the classic
slim needle
Okay so if I get the game and those dlcs I’ll be set? Is the trophy lodge a dlc too?
heavy dome
Yeah
slim needle
Okay I might try and get it
rustic raven
its worth it
slim needle
Okay I’m gunna try and get some money and if I do will one of y’all be willing to take me on a hunt?
rustic raven
just ask in #🦌︴find-a-game
slim needle
Okay
grim skiff
I’ve seen a few questions about geese and locations to hunt them lately. I was one of them. The general non-helpful response was, “They are everywhere.” So, after some work, I’ve found four spots that work very well for me (on Xbox); two in Rathenfelt and two in Muellerwald/Ritterstein (sp?). Screenshots attached. Hope this helps someone else.
rustic raven
they kind of are everywhere
storm gate
they're kind of invisible lol
jagged lion
@random sand the quad bike will scare them off from 300-400 meters. You would be looking for a needle in a haystack 😃 let me know how that works out! My typical strategy with fox since they are so stubborn is to run fast until I get a mating or warning call, immediately go into fast crouch and find a tree for cover, call on the small predator caller 3-4 times over about a minute, then slowly move toward where the warning or mating call came from staying in brush along the way and scanning for the fox. They are very alert and hard to spot. Once I find their trail I figure out whether they have been spooked or if they are just trotting away, then I follow the trail until I find a good spot like an open field, and start calling them to me. The smartest ones usually won't come within 50m of you without being spooked unless you have perfect cover and wind, but you can call them close and when they won't come any closer begin a foot chase. You'll eventually catch them though it could be a lot of work and you have to run perfect lines, they are agile too and can climb things that you will get stuck on. For that mission, I chased the fox and ended up shooting him from 75m with the bow mid-chase on a 3-point bow sight. Definitely make sure you know your zero marks for the different arrows and sights before you do that. I used the 300 grain arrows. They work fine for fox.
grim skiff
@random sand The response by @jagged lion is spot on and pretty much says it all. No go on the ATV. The problem for me was lack of need zones in Spreeburg and very few animals. Try some night hunting (also very early morning and very late evening) near water sources and edges to locate foxes. Then use tactics describe above by @jagged lion. Should do the trick.
jagged lion
I was searching for a diamond fallow last night, never did manage to spot more than a gold, and killed 6 fox on the way. When I started this game that was the map I started on and I never saw the fox just kept hearing them. When I finally got my caller I was excited because I thought they would be easy to call in like roe and fallow, but they weren't. Once I figured out how to catch them it's easy to guarantee you'll catch if you want to put in the work. Coyote, lynx and jackals are so easy by comparison. It will help with your lion and bear hunting skills too.
safe aurora
Schpnfelft fields
pale island
red fox hunting is an annoyance 😉
slim needle
What map are the cinnamon teal on? I’m looking to get the game and not sure what map they’re on
storm gate
parque fernando
slim needle
Okay thank you
safe aurora
But they r messed up
last hemlock
I have a question to a community developer or manager.
dusty quarry
Hi. My game keeps crashing at random intervals. I've tried looking up some fixes but nothing works. I've also tried verifying the files, and completely reinstalling the game. My specs are: GTX 1070, i7 3770, 16GB RAM.
formal dragon
How much time it takes for an habitat to be restocked??
wicked moat
What are the requirements for the Trampfine "Photograph of Mr Black" mission? I've stalked him twice, taken over thirty or forty pictures each time, none of which are good enough. If I get within 50m he seems to sense me telepathically and fucks off to the nine winds.
heavy dome
Probably just need to get lucky that one of the shots will register, like most of the other photography missions
Im on that one as well, but havent found him yet
fading oasis
tips on how to kills more diamonds?
calm root
@fading oasis learn the weights and track them
languid crypt
Looking for any Geforce 980Ti users or Nvidia users at all who are NOT getting driver crashes saying something like the driver hung and their might be an infinite loop. What version drivers are you running? I've tried some of the "solutions" and it's literally made the problem worse. I can play about 30 minutes if I'm lucky before the driver hangs.
storm gate
I get d3d device reset
languid crypt
Right now I'm just stepping back one version at a time and leaving everythingon default I guess....
storm gate
older driver versions make it more likely to happen I think
heavy dome
Not necessarily. New drivers can sometimes be unstable and rolling back to previous versions can fix issues sometimes @storm gate
storm gate
sometimes but the current driver seems to be okay
the d3d error has always been an issue for me
and yes I have a 980TI
languid crypt
You just said you are getting driver crashes, so something is not ok. I've had older drivers fix problems on many occasions. But the devs seem to think that reinstalling Visual C++ 2015 is a good answer. The problem with that is it's deprecated and rolled into Visual C++ 2017. So if this first rollback doesn't work I'm going to remove 2017 and go with 2015 and see what happens at the expense of whatever on my system is using 2017....
heavy dome
I helped someone the other who fixed their issue by rolling back, they were on the latest ones before, plus in another server im in people were saying the new drivers had issues. 🤷
languid crypt
What version they roll back to jimmy do you know?
heavy dome
I believe it was just the second latest ones
storm gate
I used to run my PC with no fans in 110+ degree summers without proper AC, I think my card is just struggling to exist at this point
languid crypt
ok thats what i'm doing right nwo. Modern processors throttle to prevent heat damage.
not running at 110 lol*
storm gate
well, processor and motherboard were from like, 2013 or something
languid crypt
if it was nvidia or intel it 100% protected itself by throttling, even then.
storm gate
AMD lol
languid crypt
I don't know anything about red team so I can't speak for them
heavy dome
Some things can take a lot of heat as well, like VRMs are fine running at 100c or higher sometimes
languid crypt
TJMax on my current cpu is like 100c... madness.
heavy dome
What's the quickest way to get some cape buffalo, drive around the atv until you piss some off?
heavy dome
Argh, I need the 470 to complete the mission
I was hoping I could just use the xbow with 600gr bolts
last hemlock
HELLO!
I shot a albino reindeer with score 300 something, I taxidermized it and its not in my trophies to place in my trophy lodge
Is it only bronze+ to get it in the lodge?
its 345
heavy dome
Probably just a bug
rustic raven
@gusty otter nope
gusty otter
Rip
rustic raven
truracs doesnt have a set date
languid crypt
Driver roll back was a bust, but I put it on fullscreen instead of borderless window and disabled steam overlay... so far so good.
hidden wyvern
I got a question
Which is better to purchase
The taiga or the parque fernando?
?
storm gate
Parque Fernando, medved is extremely lacking in animals
hidden wyvern
Ok
Right now im tracking a wisent
Never mind
Lost it
OH SHIT I JUST GOT 2 red deer
calm root
@hidden wyvern I prefer medved... Parque is boring
slim needle
Where is the best spot to setup for geese and ducks
languid crypt
So for anyone who's curious about Nvidia Driver Hangs (with possible infinite loop errors). My setup is Win7, Skylake i7-6700k
at 4.2 Ghz when boosted, and 16 GB 3200mhz DDR4. 980Ti FTW (not overclocked) from EVGA with their ACX cooler. I have a Dell 1400p 144mhz GSync monitor running at 1080p and a second Asus 1080p 60 hz screen. This is a system that can run any number of torture tests simultaneously while running game benchmarks for over 24 hours with no errors or issues. I run the game on ultra, minus motion blur with well over 60 fps the majority of the time. Every other game without well known issues works flawlessly.
I first noticed this when I forced the issue with the Borderless Gaming software, before I knew about the launch option. But my hope that I could maintain borderless window drove me to full blown denial. You can find other instances of this error in Mad Max, and Just Cause which also use the Avalanche Engine. That's not to say it's their fault, it could just as easily be Nvidia's fault. But is very unlikely that the problem is on the user end considering how prolific this crash seems to be. And by prolific I mean documented not only in this game, but other games using this engine.
If you have a setup remotely similar to mine are are getting this crash window or full blown system hangs requiring a power cycle after loading into your game and walking around, first try running in fullscreen mode without steam overlay enabled before you try any other of the janky shit you see on the internet. The goal is a stable game, not one that only crashes every so often. When I did that I played on and off for close to 12 hours without issue. Today I enabled the /borderless command and it caused a full system hang minutes after loading in. I reverted to fullscreen mode have enabled steam overlay and so far have not crashed after about an hour or two of play.
hollow wren
I have like 100GB free in my disk and the game can't update because it needs 34GBs
How do I solve this?
languid crypt
Do you have more than one hard drive?
hollow wren
Yes
languid crypt
are you sure steam is trying to install it to the correct drive?
hollow wren
Yup
languid crypt
that's one hell of a cunundrum then.
did it already download and just can't finish or does it refuse to download?
hollow wren
It just refuses to update it
Update is 1.7GB but still needs 35.1GB free space in disk
I think it's like that because downloads everything again in temporary files or something like that. But still, I have more than 35.1GB in my disk
I might have to reinstall it I guess
languid crypt
I've run into some wierdness like that on steam as well
hollow wren
Happened in another game (Squad) which also needs double the weight of the game as free space for an update, but by just having the free space it worked. Not here
Kinda annoying to reinstall the game for a 1.7GB update
slim needle
How do I help my breath?
storm gate
dont run so much
slim needle
I haven’t ran at all I don’t even know how to I’ve literally just got the game last night and this is my first hunt
storm gate
you're holding shift to steady your breath, right?
also there's a little heart in the bottom right where your health and ammo are, depending on how much that heart is moving is how much breath you have
you can get perks/skills to help your breath too, you get perk points and skill points by leveling up
do missions and shoot things to level up
slim needle
Okay thank you
median plume
i what the shotgun with 2 sothgun shells and a bullet how to i shoot the bullet?
*i have
signal gyro
@median plume Hold R to switch.
bitter swift
does anyone actually have any success with the sweetFX Reshade? keeps crashing my game on startup even when I follow steps perfectly
remote monolith
I see no reason for a reshade. the game looks fine as it is
bitter swift
yeah but just because it works doesn't mean it can't be improved 😉
the game is visually breathtaking and if you can improve a feature the game already does well with then you have perfection
I just decided to change the Nvidia freestyle file settings and use it instead so I found my fix
proud mist
Agreed with Scrubje there. Doesnt help that most of the reshades makes the game look like your average instagram "photographers" album; Slaughtered to hell with filters
bitter swift
Reshade vs nonreshade..
It's all up to peoples own oppinions, anyway shouldn't have a convo about this as its not on topic
heavy dome
Do animals always show up at need zones every day, or can they skip them sometimes?
Been camping this zone since the time it's supposed to start, there's 45 minutes left of it and I still haven't seen anything
remote monolith
They can be in the general area. Not just on the marker
sharp matrix
Yeah the area for need zone is pretty big
doesn't help that animals don't actually drink at the waters edge
heavy dome
Oh ffs
It was a coyote zone, and he finally showed up, then I completely botched the shot
Didn't realize I had the small game arrows still equipped
So how do the times work, if a zone says say, 1:00 to 4:00, does that mean they can show up anytime between there? I always thought it meant they would show up at 1, and leave at 4
calm root
@heavy dome yes... Simply track him there's still that option
sharp matrix
@heavy dome pretty sure they can show up and leave any time between 1 and 4
I've had some cases where they leave later on after the period is over and some earlier
heavy dome
Hmmk, that makes more sense
nocturne trench
which weapon is better to hunt Fallow Deers? im using a .247 but that thing sucks, the animal still runs some meters after getting a vital shot so i cant get 100% quick kill
storm gate
if you cant use mosin, 30-30 I think
heavy dome
.247 @nocturne trench? You mean .243?
heavy dome
Not even a heart shot?
nocturne trench
i dont get heart shots that often..usually i get double lungs
even so the Deers dont die quickly
i get like 60% quick kill
or less
pale island
270
down fallows and boars easy enough
30-30 or mosin also
30-30 better at close range though
lacks a bit of penetration
heavy dome
.270 doesn't give integrity on fallows though, according to the integrity chart
nocturne trench
I cant use .270 on Fallows or i wont get integrity bonus...
Im using crossbow atm, it basically one shots them
heavy dome
Yeah, xbow is pretty good
nocturne trench
Actually its my weapon of chooise atm..its just to good
heavy dome
My only complaint is that it should have slightly longer range imo
pale island
start to see a big drop off in penetration at any more than 60-80m
be honest I wouldn't shoot anything over 60m
brave widget
someone posted a sheet with all the relevant info about animal scoring and cal size, can't seem to find it, can we get it pinned the this channel?
calm root
And I don't understand why it is that way
brave widget
@heavy dome yes, but there is also one that talks about animal weight and possible scoring I think
@heavy dome NVM i see it at the bottom. Can we get that pinned to this channel?
proud mist
Yeaaah, .270 not working on fallows is a big dumb
But hey, least we have the mosin now. Practically replaced the .270
And the .243 at the same time
So yeah, I'd tell you to get the weapon pack soon as you can @nocturne trench
calm root
I'd love to see 7x64 entering the game
bitter swift
I'd love to see the garand just to hear the ping
nocturne trench
@proud mist naaa..im using the crossbow and its working wonders
proud mist
Works if you arent going for range I guess, but good good o.o
wicked moat
How is it that the crossbow (class three beast-destroyer) is providing integ on a fallow but the .270 isn't?
vagrant pike
Is it possible to remove the Fog of War from the Map? I found every lookout and outpost, but there's still so much fog on the map. Looks terrible especially in places you can't get to
lilac wraith
Hmm, is it just me or is there no big groups of cinnamon teal flying around?
safe aurora
Yep bug..and no feedback from devs
safe aurora
Thats why feedback d be nice
rustic raven
they add feedback in the form of a patch lol
safe aurora
it was mentioned on a patch?
jade trail
I write them some fun notes. Not sure how long that form will last.
safe aurora
Yes but when they release patches they inform us about what they r patching right? @rustic raven
heavy dome
I mean, what feedback do you want @safe aurora
Im sure they know about the various bugs, its not like theyre required to inform us that theyre working on it
🤷
rustic raven
@safe aurora yes
hidden wyvern
Hey
I got a question about the reserve buddle
Actually never mind
With the bundles
I already have the original cotw game the africa and South American dlc
But both buddles still show original price
jagged lion
@lilac wraith i find lots of cinnamon teal in almost every lake, multiple flocks and easy to snipe the males with the .22 instead of crawling into range or setting up blind and decoys. I do have a few sets of blinds and decoys setup and at those spots I have multiple flocks frequently. The cinnamon teal are fun to hunt because they seem so blind compared to the ducks on Layton.
Haven't bagged a diamond cinnamon teal yet, but got a high gold the other day.
lilac wraith
Thank you @jagged lion ! I'll try again tonight 😃
safe aurora
@jagged lion some secret there then
jagged lion
Sniping ducks is fun =) you can technically hit a duck from around 400m with a .22 and the 16x scope but the compensation for drop is close to the bottom of the reticule. Takes a few tries but the ducks don't fly away most the time until you hit one.
This one was from about 190m, 9 points short of diamond 😢
safe aurora
Still i think that is not how the game should work
jagged lion
What you don't think it's fair to shoot ducks with a .22? I've done it in the real world... though a 20 gauge is preferred. With a .22 you should only take a shot you know is a guaranteed kill and that's not many. Hunting ducks with a .22 is probably not legal in many states for that reason.
heavy dome
It's also not legal to kill 10+ deer a day in most (all?) States
It's a game, it won't be 100% like real life
jagged lion
Actually I checked and they made it a federal law you can't hunt ducks with. .22 in the US lol oops. I haven't done it since I was a kid though 😜
heavy dome
Yeah same here, can't use a single bullet on birds, has to be pellets from a shotgun
jagged lion
I mean on a private reserve you can kill as many deer as you want Jimmy.
Got a place near me that will let you shoot as many boar as you want, guided hunts, spearhunting available if you want bragging rights, and you pay about $2/pound for it.
Another place near me lets you hunt turkeys but they're like $1,200 per kill
heavy dome
None of those down here, so I wouldn't know. Was more referring to "regular" hunting on public land and the like
jagged lion
Yeah public land bag limits are strict but reasonable, most my hunting has been private land so no limits. Farmers and ranchers have paid me to do it.
heavy dome
No limits on private land?
jagged lion
Depends on the state. Check with your wildlife management rules and such. I mean you always want to know the law specific to where you are. I'm in Florida so no limits on private land for any game species.
But I can't shoot an owl that keeps grabbing chickens because its illegal to shoot an owl =)
heavy dome
Huh, interesting
jagged lion
And I've had people ask me to shoot an owl. I tell them it's illegal. They offer to pay me more money. I never talk to them again. That's disgusting. Owls are incredible and beautiful. Chickens are like 50 cent each cheap owl food.
heavy dome
Way different here in canada
jagged lion
Now y'all made me feel guilty about sniping ducks with a .22 while I go for my diamond cinnamon teal. I will stop after I get my diamond 😜
I've been to Canada a few times but never for hunting. Seems to me like you would have great hunting options for public lands, but not so much private land.
heavy dome
We've got 100 acres of land, so never had to hunt public before
Can't shoot does though, unfortunately
jagged lion
Can't shoot does at all? They're the ones that cause the most destruction!
safe aurora
@jagged lion yep..the point is...game is buged about teals
heavy dome
Should've specified, we can't in my zone
We've got a super low deer population in the zone we hunt, in other parts of the province you can. I think it was something like 25 reported harvested last year
heavy dome
Dunno bout us, but here it's definitely not allowed
jagged lion
@rustic raven no you can only use shotgun. When I was a kid we shot them with a .22 so we were either criminals or the law was different then. Its a federal thing.
safe aurora
In Portugal we use 12c shotgun
For ducks and pretty much all bird hunt
Rifles not allowed
Rifles only for deers or boars and with a diferent permit and license..and a different test exam
calm root
Different test exam?
jagged lion
Was bow hunting wildebeasts and kudu on Vurhonga map today and saw a gold fur blue wildebeast for the first time at 400m, after the herd had stampeded a few times. He was a level 4 so no diamond potential but I went for full integrity when I should've just pulled out the .338 and had the guaranteed overkill shot. Before I could fire the follow-up shot another wildebeast blocked it and the gold one got away. Maybe I will catch him tomorrow!
sharp matrix
4s can be diamonds if theyre big enough
safe aurora
@calm root a written exam to acquire the hunt license is needed in my country
calm root
Just like in mine but are there more than one license
last hemlock
Anybody know good blacktail spots on Layton?
safe aurora
I need a gps on my tracker pls Devs
jagged lion
@last hemlock your individual instance of Layton will have unique need zones. On my instance I find the best blacktail around Cheelah Lake and also get Roosevelt Elk there. And I also get some good blacktail around Balmont Lake, and get moose too. The lake in Roonachee is good for blacktail and I also have a few bear rest zones around it and occasionally a whitetail herd or elk herd will pass through.
From playing with friends it seems to be a common pattern that the best spots for blacktail herds tend to run from Balmont Lake to Cheelah Lake. The closer you get to Cheelah Lake, the bigger the herds tend to be. But this is just a pattern I've noticed playing with friends. Every map is a little different for everyone. Two nights ago I was scouting a friend's Medved-Taiga and his need zones for reindeer were way better than mine. My same areas were dominated by moose. I dont come to Siberia to hunt moose, I can do that in Layton!
last hemlock
Thank you, yeah I understood the need zone uniqueness
But I just couldn't find good spots for blacktail
jagged lion
Run around scouting loudly in mid day listening for mating and warning calls, find some blacktail tracks, follow them backwards to need zones. Easy =)
last hemlock
Yeah, that is what I did for my whitetails
jagged lion
I've got an ideal blacktail drinking zone right across the lake from Roonachee outpost and another herd drinking on the same lake but need to rotate a little clockwise to hit them. By the time I clear those herds, the 3-4 bears that rest nearby try to pass around the lake so I can pick off the bigger ones easy.
lilac wraith
I'm trying to do the mission where i have to take a picture of "mr.black" .. how close do i need to get? :S
jagged lion
@lilac wraith it's pretty close like within 25m. I caught him by placing a tent next to where I found him spawning, I would go prone and fast travel in then try to get a picture of him. Took a few tries but finally got a picture of his butt running away that counted for the mission.
lilac wraith
Ahh! thanks, good tip 👌
jagged lion
Shot him for revenge but found he was indestructible 😢 I really wanted to kill him after wasting so much time on him. But I kept that tent there and set up a duck blind and decoys next to it so I can get 4-8 ducks there every day and some blacktail herds migrate near it.
wicked moat
Is there a single up to date summary on how animal populations work in COTW and what kind of effects I should expect from stacking up need zones and culling only males from herds?
spare oasis
@wicked moat I can only answer vaguely, but. As long as you leave one animal out of the herd to remain at that need zone, he/she will return with more next time they visit (may take a while). If you eliminate an entire herd the need zone will be lost for a significant time. Always leave one at each need zone.
jagged lion
@wicked moat i tend to pick off the largest male and as many does as I can. Usually a male or two and a few does are spared. The herd gets replenished with new stock the next day but the quality of new stock is entirely random. I use a kill, drive and stalk method so I never oversaturate the zone. 3 is the most I will kill over the zone, the rest I chase then set up to intercept and call them as they head back to the zone. The pressure zones are spread out so it never eliminates the need zone or prevents animals from returning the next day if I don't shift the pressure to other areas.
Notice there is no bright pink over the two moose drinking zones. Only between them. The herd will avoid the zone if there is bright pink over it =) this method works well for me. My buddy hunting off to the west bagged a diamond moose on this hunt.
wicked moat
OK, I have used the same technique for managing hunting pressure, @jagged lion , good to know that also works for you. (If only I think it, I'm crazy, but if someone else thinks it, maybe it's actually a good idea, ha!)
I had been reading earlier that shooting females at all is a bad idea, but what I'm getting here is cull the herd down to maximize the number of "slots" available for animals to respawn into, and then the "mix" that regenerates the herd should be fine so long as some females are left over.
Couple months ago I lost a lot of my need zones and I don't know what happened there, almost as if maps just reset. I understand that it wasn't just me that happened to, but I have yet to put in a lot of effort "game wardening" my reserves and scouting out more need zones etc.
jagged lion
@wicked moat at least there is some logic to our crazy. From my research I've seen people make claims about herd management that don't make sense or don't add up in the game when tested. Some people commented on what people told them that didn't work, like killing only the middle level, or only the high level, or only the low level ones. That apparently created some kind of deficiency in the math that would fatally break the herds over time. I mostly hunt with the 7.62 rifle so my goal is my first shot hits the biggest buck and my 2nd and 3rd shots hit the does that are closest to my crosshairs. I try not to deplete all the bucks from a herd but it seems the animal behavior prevents that. When the herd tries to return to the zone it's usually the does that lead the march. The bucks tend to be more cautious and hang in the back of the does. That animal behavior I think just benefits my approach to working the herd. I tend to shoot a buck or two and 3-4 does then move on. If I don't like a need zone I will exterminate a herd and hope for a better zone on the next one.
Lions don't seem to replenish the same way as deer. I've had a pride of lions resting in a horrible spot for a while. A silver male, gold male, and some silver females. Over the last week I've begrudgingly set up a tent and ground blind to get a good setup for this spot. Even with no pressure on their zone, they started ignoring the calls. So after 3-4 hours in-game clock I decided to run through the zone and see how many visitors there were. Just the last lioness. I stalked her a few hundred meters, she was waiting for me in a bush a little bit into the next grove of trees. She dashed at me and I strafed left so she missed. She trotted confidently toward the next cover....
I only had a few seconds to catch my breath and line up the shot. I had missed the first shot when she dashed at me. I knew I only had one more chance to get her before it became another game of cat and mouse.
She wasn't a big trophy, but I was proud of the shot and I like the story of the last lioness =) I have a wall with the heads of the lions of this pride all set up so I think she will get a special spot in the same room.
wicked moat
There's certainly been a lot of contradictory advice on managing animal populations.
jagged lion
The lions are the only animals I actually fear in the game. Playing matador with buffalo or bison, or driving a wildebeast stampede is exciting and a bit dangerous. But stalking the lions is the most dangerous part of the game. Often when you think you've outsmarted the pride and you're about to get that kill shot, one of the females hits you from behind. She never made a sound. You never saw her move to the flank.
wicked moat
Nice.
I need to get onto Vurhonga then is what I'm hearing. I haven't bothered with that map yet, been wrapping up missions on all the others except for some of the Hirsch ones since I have an objection to shooting foxes, they look too much like my dog, ha.
jagged lion
It's different. Every map in the game has a very different feel. Hirschfelden was where I started and I still love it when I'm looking to relax and just enjoy the scenery.
@wicked moat don't feel bad about killing fox =) in the real world I've been hired to kill many of them for cattle ranchers. Their burrows can cause cattle to fall and incapacitate themselves requiring euthanasia. I've also killed them to protect chickens. They are very smart creatures and I've had a lot of exciting moments hunting them. They usually know where you are before you know where they are. I love that the game accurately mimics that behavior.
wicked moat
Those are the same reasons I've culled coyotes.
wicked moat
I do like the Hirsch missions, I'll go in and go try to compound bow a fox at some point here later this week.
Is there a benefit in shooting the highest value animals when managing herds, or should I leave one? For example, if there's two L4 males, shoot both males or leave one male and then shoot a couple females?
shut mirage
this is the second time this has happened to me. (happened during the lion early access as well) i click buy on the 470 zenith yeah..... and it buys the .338........ that is a hell of a lot of money to have go to waste. like it happens to me with ammo as well, it buys the ammo above or below what i actually have selected. very disapointing
dang
wrong page
languid crypt
Recurve bow worth using as an entry level bow? Can it quick kill roosevelt elk?
heavy dome
It can...its hard to aim with though
Since you have no sights on it
What do you mean by "entry level bow"?
rustic raven
im assuming he means easy
which it aint
hardest bow to use but with some practice its pretty fun
and yes it can kill an elk full qk as far as i know
languid crypt
I'm not able to double lung a moose with it yet. Penetration on moose seems weak so I can't imagine it stands a chance on the elk. Seems like it's good for only bears and white tails on layton lake. Maybe it has a better place on some other map.
Trying to work up my handgun score and bow score I think all the rifle stuff is unlocked.
But I still carry th drilling rifle/shotgun as a fall back for big game.
languid crypt
the only ones available, 540 grain is all the recurve has
storm gate
huh
languid crypt
yeah when i click compatible under recurve it shows only 540 grain dlc arrows as compatible
storm gate
elk arent as tough as moose
languid crypt
oh ok for some reason I thought they were
storm gate
maybe find a small elk and test it out on that
slim needle
Can I still get ducks to come in without the call?
wicked moat
AFAIK yes, they've done so for me - they just happened to be arriving at a need zone at the same time I did.
slim needle
Can someone show me the best place you’ve found for ducks and time?
storm gate
5 to 9 usually
can also get afternoon times
good spot for blacktail and elk as well
they should just be sitting there if you dont scare them off when you get there
dire karma
You cant
midnight basin
what gun are ya'll using/is the best to go for?
hidden wyvern
Update never mind i was able to restart it by going to the lodge and back
@midnight basin right now I have in my inventory
A ranger .243
A .223 docent
A focoso 357
And a bearclaw lite cb-60 bow
midnight basin
what do you use each for?
remote monolith
@hidden wyvern the wounded reindeer should be at the exact same place again once you restartt the game.
jagged lion
@midnight basin My trophy hunting setup is the 7.62 rifle, the .223, the .338 and the .22 so I have everything covered 😜 .22 is for ducks and rabbits, .223 is for coyote, fox, musk deer. 7.62 for everything above ducks and rabbits. .338 for bison, moose, buffalo, bear (the 7.62 still works on them too). When I use a bow it's the hawk edge or crossbow. Shotgun is cacciatore. And the .454 magnum pistol is fun for bear and gemsbok, and quite powerful but not that useful for trophies beyond 100m even with a scope.
glass trellis
Umm so I just shot and killed a duck which was in the water and I cant get to it and I dont see it either but hunting pressure is applied, help ?
heavy dome
Ducks should float towards you if theyre in the water
glass trellis
Towards from where I shot them ?
dire karma
They float towards the spot you shot them from
glass trellis
Thanks ! Found it :)
dire karma
👍
bitter swift
does anyone here know of this lodge mount glitch that im beggining to see pop up around the place?
rustic raven
@bitter swift where you can place animals where they dont belong?
bitter swift
yeah that one
rustic raven
leme dm ya
midnight basin
@jagged lion thanks for the info much appreciated 😃
golden crown
How can I see friends lodges
bitter swift
they need to host a multiplayer game with the lodge as their map
after that you'll be able to see it whenever
shrewd hare
You can also see them by yourself. You need hunt club beta activated on PC to see friends lodges.
proud mist
Huh, didnt realize you could do that "host" method
jagged lion
I've been gathering trophies but havent been placing most of them until the bugs get worked out on the lodge. Though having a full body trophy of a red deer on top of a tiny platter might be fun =)
calm root
@jagged lion I'm gonna start a new game after trurack... I'm gathering time 😀⌚
jagged lion
@calm root starting a new game is a little more work than I want to put in. Starting a new lodge is more likely!
calm root
I agree
languid crypt
Is there a list of unlocks from story missions? I'm having trouble tracking down information I can be sure is current. If I go to parque fernando, do I still need to do all the story missions to be able to taxidermize diamonds?
Plus there's the weapon unlocks which I only found out about today. I'd like to know which maps story missions unlock things, because I'd rather not do them at all, but I'll do them if I get a new weapon.
buoyant grotto
Anybody knows a good spot for Mallard on Layton?
languid crypt
I found a lake once with feathers in the water like tracks. I've seen mallards come land in those before.
shrewd hare
Lake next to the lodge in north-west corner of the map has pretty decent and is easily accessible.
vestal cipher
How do I share my hunting lodge with friends?
heavy dome
@vestal cipher host a multiplayer game with the lodge as the map
heavy dome
last hemlock
Do need zones go away? I had a good elk spot i found the other day, went to the same area earlier and the zone was gone.
shrewd hare
If you shoot all the animals from the zone or shoot 4 or more on it so hunting pressure deletes it.
last hemlock
Ah, makes sense. I killed about five there yesterday.Is there a timeframe it will go away for, or once it's gone it's gone forever?
shrewd hare
It's gone but animals can go back after you clear the hunting pressure
last hemlock
How do I clear it? Stay away from the area?
shrewd hare
Shoot else where basically.
last hemlock
Got it, thank you
heavy dome
Something ive noticed, sometimes when I delete a need zone from too much pressure and then I go back to the area, all I have to do is "find" it again and I'll have it back
astral terrace
A question, why 7mm and 9.3x74R has different zeroing when both has same effective range?
it's curiosity more that anything else
bitter swift
I love that im being used a tutorial for sharing lodges xD
buoyant grotto
@astral terrace Cause 7mm Magnum was built for long range shoting cartridge, while 9.3x74R is a cartridge built for Doubelbarreled rifles, and has not the same balistics.
It also dosent have the range as 7mm, since the bullet is heavier.
astral terrace
so 9.3x74R should have 100m effective range, zeroing 50/150, not? I speak for the descriptions
buoyant grotto
100 effective, yes.
Shot any further then that, you need to be dead on the vitals.
astral terrace
but in the descriptions have 150m xD
buoyant grotto
You can shot 150, but i'd say only broadside and dead on vitals.
astral terrace
I asked because I saw that the shotgun ammunition has effective range in the descriptions that does not agree with ingame
16 class 2 and 0 has 25m effective range but default zeroing is 50m for example
or .470, 75m effective range but ingame 100 default and 50/150m
buoyant grotto
You know that means zeroeing and not the effective of the bullet? When you switch it it effective how the bullets travels 😃
Not how effective it is.
astral terrace
But I talk about ranges, some caliber can kill higher class animals
buoyant grotto
Yes, it has to do with the cartridge
9.3x74R = BAD at long ranges.
Same goes for 470
The bigger bullet, the worse at long range.
338 works up to 150 i'dsay, but any further then that is no go for me.
buoyant grotto
What level are you ?
astral terrace
60
buoyant grotto
Alright, I guess you know about the class of different weapons for integ?
astral terrace
yees
buoyant grotto
Goodie 😃
astral terrace
but it's not going well either
I have killed blackbuck with Solokhin, 100%, theoretically I should not have 100%
other question, I have finished the quest about kill fernanda, I have not more main quest... bug or I have to do secondaries?
I imagine bug, solution? xD
heavy dome
Should I get the sight spotting perk, or the improvised blind perk first?
sharp matrix
Sight spotting probably
proud mist
^ Pretty useful to have most of the time
heavy dome
Aight
vast tartan
heyo so my game crashed and when i relogged its making me create a new game
is my progress gone?
red sedge
I hacker joined my game and gave me a bunch of perk and skill points....
Is there anyway to get rid of them
rustic raven
@red sedge besides spending them no
also starting a new game but i doubt you wanna do that
red sedge
I'm going to cross my fingers and hope a developer or someone gets in contact with me.
rustic raven
could be worse
rustic raven
nah that wont happen
as long as you arent using like
a dll injection to give you shit youre fine
red sedge
ok
red sedge
How do I use the Startle Call skill
cyan axle
press x, your character will whistle 😃
jagged lion
@red sedge startle call is used to make an animal pause and go into an "alerted" state for a few seconds. It works best within 50m against unaware animals it seems. I've had it work on animals that are further away but it seems dependent on the type of animal and their hearing perception. Against nervous animals sometimes they will bolt faster if you use it. I always just startle, hold breath, shoot, as fast as possible. Its a skill you can live without but there are times when it is really great, like if you manage to get a diamond that close to you.
Oh and if an animal is 200m+ away, firing an intentional miss has the same effect as a startle call =)
river geyser
I have made a chart for anyone wanting to get better at bow hunting. https://1drv.ms/x/s!AgxMFOQHFWDOt1sl0cWHV21Ako3t
jagged lion
@river geyser looks to be kind of accurate just a little vague =) The pins can be used for exact distances, you can test them at the shooting range if you want to simplify your chart. I usually don't shoot further than 75m with a bow myself because it's too far to guarantee I will get a vital hit. That's pretty realistic actually so I'm happy with the bow hunting in game. I have taken down some animals with wild longer shots when I was just trying to get archery skill and didn't care about 100% quick kill though.
jagged lion
Also your perk points spent in archery will have some effect on it too
river geyser
Mine are maxed
but i have already had people in the community say their bow hunting has improved greatly
jagged lion
@river geyser this is pretty accurate =) https://gameplay.tips/guides/943-the-hunter-call-of-the-wild.html
heavy dome
jagged lion
I mean I wish the bow sights in the game were more like what real hunters might use, like this fairly cheap solution: https://www.cabelas.com/product/HHA-Bow-Sight-OL/1205160.uts?productVariantId=2971231&WT.tsrc=PPC&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=03240676&rid=20&gclsrc=aw.ds&ds_rl=1246591&ds_rl=1247873&ds_rl=1247876&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl97hp7z44QIVkVmGCh1zSwg_EAQYASABEgLACPD_BwE#!
Kind of hard to take bow hunting in the game seriously when the compound bows seem to be so limited in hardware options, and trying to hit anything with the only recurve bow in the game relies on a prayer and luck. 90% of my real life bow hunting (turkeys) has been with a recurve bow and I've never had a problem putting a broadhead through the wing at 50 yards.
jagged lion
That sight lets you adjust for range using a lever that locks in place. You unscrew the lock, lift or lower it, screw it back to lock.
The level bubble obviously is irrelevant in game since in game the character always holds it perfectly level =)
But that's just for compound bows anyway. Most serious recurve shooters aren't going to use a sight or if they do it will be very simple. In the game the hunter clearly holds the recurve at an angle (canting) which is common with a recurve bow but you can judge where the arrow will go visually, but in the game there is no real clear concept of aiming with the recurve. Visually looking at the aim in game, it's at least 10 degrees off center and the arrow drops unrealistically.
After losing a few black bears and moose due to the unreliable aiming of the recurve in game I went back to the compound bow, disappointed and hoping they improve it some day.
heavy dome
Right, but you can't really compare shooting a recurve irl to a game. Also, I'd disagree, lots if people will use sights on a recurve for hunting
jagged lion
A practiced recurve shooter in reality doesn't really need a sight. Its in the design of the bow. The biggest advantage of recurve hunting is silence. The biggest disadvantage is a practical draw weight of 50-60 pounds even for a big guy like me =)
heavy dome
They don't need a sight no, nobody does, it just makes it easier to hit the target
jagged lion
If the wind is light and the distance is short, sure. Otherwise you have to rely on practice and experience to hit a target with a recurve bow. They aren't nearly as resistant to wind interference as a compound or crossbow.
heavy dome
Right... What's your point? Obviously a slower arrow is more susceptible to wind. And you need practice and experience with a compound too
jagged lion
Not really, with the common hardware that comes stock on most compound bow setups you can compensate for any range and wind. Then it's just accurately approximating range and wind and using your hardware.
heavy dome
Just having that hardware on the bow doesn't make you a better archer though, you still have to know how to use it is my point
jagged lion
I was saying it would be nice if that was reflected in the game representation of the compound bows
I'm not here to argue about the skill level of compound archery vs recurve archery or any of that mess. I've visited enough archer forums to see that argument made too many times.
bold patrol
what are the skills you need to have a more definitive estimate on an animal's weight?
i have all the skills on to see what an animal's weight is, but for example, when i find a big whitetail the tracks always say 85-100kgs, i never get a more accurate weight estimate
heavy dome
I don't think you can ever get it to say just one number, but if you get all three levels of the track knowledge perk the weight will be the lower number
Unless they changed it
leaden sun
Hey does anyone have tips on hunting lions? i have just had a bunch of trouble going after them and finding them in the first place
jagged lion
@leaden sun, you should find their rest and drinking zones. The drinking zones are usually the best way to get them because the rest zones are usually in woodlands (for shade). Lions are definitely the most difficult and dangerous animal in the game to hunt. The alternative method of hunting lions is to chase them but you need to be careful and very aware of the environment. They absolutely will make an effort to go sneaky and ambush you from behind, and a pride of lions will use diversionary tactics for that. If you know there are two females and a male, be very alert if the male charges in your direction then starts trotting away. That usually means a female is about to hit you from the side.
a .454 magnum to the mid-torso will drop most females with one shot real fast. For the male, make sure you get a vital hit. The lions when alerted to your approach will often stick their head straight up and look at you, giving you a perfect neck shot for a .338, 7mm or 7.62. I have had many instant kills against lions that way. It's more reliable than the heart shot on them.
bold patrol
@heavy dome i just watch Flinter's videos all the time and his weights are more accurate than mine are, which is weird considering i have all skills in track knowledge
bold patrol
really? that seems like the opposite of what you'd expect for track knowledge
storm gate
buggy
rustic raven
@bold patrol 3 in track knowledge 1 in spotting knowledge
bold patrol
wha.....this makes no sense
level 2 reveals approximate weight an trophy rating, yet level 1 gives an almost exact weight??
i am confusion
jagged lion
at level 1 it doesn't give you weight just approximate health. I don't know why somebody is telling you it does. Their game must be bugged. There is no way to tell the exact weight of an animal. It's just an estimate. At best you can guess that an animal is a high gold and potentially a diamond with some experience
jagged lion
well, yes. The weight is approximate 😛
I've got rank 3 of that skill and I have had plenty that were the upper weight not the lower, and many in between
jagged lion
might be bugged for you, it isn't bugged for me
maybe. I've had the skill a while and maybe it wasn't bugged before
bold patrol
just confused cause like, when flinter found a max weight whitetail it said 100kgs, but when i found one it still said 85-100kgs
jagged lion
then he might be aware of the bug and exploiting it
bold patrol
god there are so many little bugs in the game rip
smoky kraken
with 1 in spotting knowledge and 3 in tracking knowledge the first number is the exact weight of the animal you are tracking
astral terrace
Is there a remarkable difference between SSD and HDD?
brave lagoon
yes
astral terrace
in which? to see if it's worth changing
brave lagoon
SSDs have faster loadtimes
astral terrace
nothing more?
brave lagoon
what did you expect?
astral terrace
I've had some relativizations when I shoot but I do not know if it's because of the game on ultra or on the HDD
I will have to test
brave lagoon
The harddisc is mostly ilde while playing since it loads the data into the ram
amber beacon
Came here the other day w/ gripes on duck hunting. Once even two blinds led to soooooo much waiting that it wasn't worth the time.
I have 6 blinds now. This weekend I gained 10000 points in my shotgun score. And went from lvl 21-32.
Its crazy how productive it is.
shrewd hare
The amount of money and exp you get from few duck setups is insane
shrewd hare
Try any watering holes in the middle of the map. That's where I've had most luck with them so far.
heavy dome
@astral terrace in boot and load times, ssds are much faster, but in game performance there's usually very little to no difference
frosty sage
@Mawy thia depends on a number of factors, loading times with ssd are faster than hdd but the ingame experience should not be affected as much, unless you are using up alot of ram or don't have too much ram in your system. On your hard drive a part of your memory is used as swap, swap is kind of like ram that is needed less frequently or is used when you are already using most of your ram as a buffer. In that case ssd drives are better than hard drives because their swap space is much faster, however still incomparable to the speed of ram.
@astral terrace *
idle rock
I was wondering if anybody could show me some spots for red deer? I really want a few nice bucks for my throphy lodge but I have real difficulties finding them..
ruby wagon
@idle rock what do you play on? If your on ps4 I'll help you find some
astral terrace
@frosty sage 16gb ram, 1080ti and i7-6700k, I do not think it's for pc. I'll put it on SSD and I'll have it for a while if I see changes.
frosty sage
@astral terrace 16 gigs of ram and 11 gigs of vram is overkill, you're gonne be fine whichever drive you choose.
astral terrace
@frosty sage I've had those jerks when I shot some times, what I said, I'll change to try
frosty sage
@astral terrace allright.
bitter swift
just an fyi with everyones fear of losing trophies with a lodge mount fix it most likely wont delete animals as taxidermising trophies also saves them, if you dont find your animal after a patch on the mount you left it on it will most likely be found in the "saved trophies" menu
this is a theory not a comfirmation so take it with a pinch of salt
jagged lion
@astral terrace one thing to keep in mind about SSD is they have a very finite life based on how hard you work them. Keep a copy of Windows installed on your HDD for when your SSD dies. HDD usually have a lifespan of 8-10 years and die gradually. SSDs can die suddenly in under a year if you are a heavy gamer putting a huge load on them. You will see some big performance gains moving your swap file, OS and game files to the SSD but I don't know that it will fix the issue you're having. My computer has a hardware RAID with striping on 4 HDDs and I have a SSD for swap file that I replace every year when the newegg has their Black Friday sales =)
astral terrace
@jagged lion The subject of the SSD I know. Ask why I set up my PC with 2 SSDs, one I passed it to a laptop and now I have put it back in the PC. I noticed the pull that I comment and by specifications I doubted it a lot so I assumed it could be by HDD but seen the answers, I just have to test.
Likewise the SSD does not worry me, at the price they are today and will continue to decline, I hope so.
heavy dome
@jagged lion ssds aren't gonna die under a year for most users... most modern ones can read/write several hundred terabytes
Also, very few games see any performance increase on an SSD compared to a hdd, it'll just load faster
frosty sage
Ssds are far more reliable than hard drives because rhey contain no moving parts. You can litterally test how lpng an ssd is going to last before it maydie. With hard drives when it crashes or has enough bad blocks your pc is dead. Also if you run raid 0 and one of your drives crashes everything is gone. Please keep that in mind
From my experience in ict most pc failures are crashed hard drives, i have only twice seen an ssd that has failed. Most of the ssds i tested were from a 5-10 year lifespan and the tests estimated they were used up by about 50%. Meaning you can use them for years to come. Off course testong conditions may vary but for consumer users there is no need to worry so much about drive crashing, especially if you backup.
jagged lion
it's true most SSDs will last more than a year for an average user, I would approximate most people get 3-5 years. Some heavy gamers only get a year or two. It really depends how much load you put on it. If you have your OS and all programs on it, and you're a streamer, and running high resolution, you're gonna kill it much faster. If you do a lot of video editing or photo editing work, that will also kill them much faster than an average user. On the other hand, most HDDs will outlive most computer hardware, though they do have unfortunate failures sometimes. That's why I use a RAID with both mirroring and striping. My 4 terabytes of drives is actually 4x2 terabyte HDDs. And I have a small SSD for performance that I work very hard so I replace it regularly. The last time I ran a SSD to death it lasted almost exactly 2 years, and that was not with my OS on it.
jagged lion
Also "bad blocks" on a HDD won't kill it. A bad FAT/B-tree, etc. or bad boot sector will. "bad blocks" are only fatal if your system files exist in those blocks. Considering how many blocks a HDD has, that's unlikely
heavy gamer = somebody who plays 8+ hours a day. Streamers usually.
if you play 2 hours a day it's not really a concern at all 😃
frosty sage
It ruins your life ans is not cool
Life help: dont play alot of video games
It seriously rewires your brain
Also yeah bad sectors don't ruin your drive but they do tell you that its getting at the end of its lifecycle
jagged lion
I mean some people make money playing games and I am sometimes concerned for some of my friends that do, their mental health isn't always so good. I play probably more than I should but not THAT much, and I keep my dumbbells right by my computer =)
woven tusk
They should make it were other players can’t pick up your animals and if you get kicked it picks up all animals killed with full bonus and gives you an option to taxerdermise it
quaint nebula
They can do that in classic, nothing new?
heavy dome
I never played classic, so...
stark ingot
well you get the score for the damage you did if someone else picks up the animal so just make it so they cannot taxidermies it if you did not kill it or someone else did more damage to it. and if your kicked the body becomes worthless.
frosty sage
I kinda like that mechanic tho, that makes racing to the corpse more exciting
last hemlock
Are there certain stands in the game that are good hot spots for certain animals? Or even good locations for ground blinds?For example in classic, there are stands known for certain animals at set times. Also, when you open up a new game and start in a tent you placed does it "spook" the surrounding animals? Same with placing tents/blinds
glass trellis
Can others pick up your kills in cotw ? I havent played multiplayer so far because I dont see the reason behind it
last hemlock
They can
grand wigeon
Can anybody tell me a little list of what to save/taxidermy as far as I know myself have just been diamonds atm
sour ledge
anyone know approx. how long it takes for animals to respawn in a herd after killing some?
glass trellis
Is there a time frame in which the wind changes direction or is it random ?
cyan axle
@sour ledge
I kill a bunch in a herd, go somewhere else and take all the hunting pressure away from that area, then change maps, do the same there, and by the time I return to the first map, new animals have spawned. Sorry I don't have a more exact answer 😃
sour ledge
if it works for you, I'm sure it'll work for me. :D Thanks!
stark ingot
@glass trellis wind will do one of 2 things in my experience. It will constantly blow south or it will constantly change direction every few mins towards whatever direction you happen to be walking.
glass trellis
If I shoot an animal and just let it go without it dying, will it reset my consecutive harvest ?
the wiki doesnt really elaborate on consecutive
storm gate
if it doesn't die no
heavy dome
@glass trellis as long as it doesn't die without you harvesting it, no, consec shouldn't reset
red sedge
Anyone know some good spots for finding diamonds?
heavy dome
There's not really any specific spots for them, it's just luck
cyan axle
@heavy dome There are actually spots on the map where individuals will be more likely to spawn, away from herds - it happens in Red Deer a lot, I have a specific spot above the Ritterstein outpost where a high-level male red will always spawn, alone, with his herd a couple hundred metres away - I find that respawning that singular deer all the time always nets me a 7-9 difficulty Red - I honestly can't say the same for animals on other maps, though, particularly on Layton.
teal compass
Is there a way to taxidermize past harvests because i got a lvl 7 red deer and misclicked and pressed close instead of save harvest. Plz ping if you have an answer
shrewd hare
@teal compass you can tax one latest one if you haven't saved it.
stark ingot
@cyan axle dont suppose i can get a screen grab of that spot at some point ?
heavy dome
@cyan axle right, but every map is going to be different, there's no one spot where that happens for everyone was my point
cyan axle
@stark ingot I'll screenshot my spots, then you and @heavy dome can compare to see if yours are the same, but I'll take it to #🦌︴general and tag you there
stark ingot
thank you
cyan axle
Got them right here, actually realised that it's very on-topic for the Tips channel so I'll post them here now
@stark ingot
I'm so sorry for the spam, I don't really feel like stuffing around in photoshop tonight since that's my day job, too.
so at DAWN, all the places I've marked with the little custom waypoint orange pin thing are the spots that spawn solo male reds, for me, on my map
I have hovered over the nearest outpost so that info is displayed on the bottom right to let you know where they are
shrewd hare
Seem like places where I've had great luck with reds so far! Good places overall 😃
cyan axle
Yessss good stuff, glad to see it's probably the same for everyone!!
I've been planning on making some visual guides (since that literally is my day job too, as i said) but i'll need content creators to back me up and help me research to see if my maps/guides etc are legit
b/c people trust content creators and not random lil grills on the internet
shrewd hare
I'd like to do that but I won't have the time 😦
cyan axle
@stark ingot 5:00 am, but anywhere from 5:00AM - 9:00AM is fine
I don't like night hunting either haha
spooky
and @shrewd hare that's all good!! I'll def ask some of the others, or just do a deeper dive myself
shrewd hare
Medved is great at night. It comes alive then
cyan axle
oooh yuck it's too scary.
shrewd hare
If you haven't been attacked by 6 boars at night in snowstorm, you haven't been alive yet 😄
cyan axle
my goodness - my worst nightmare hahaha
glass trellis
What bullets do you guys recommend ? Polymer or Soft Point ?
sharp matrix
Polymer @glass trellis
glass trellis
Really ? Ive had worse experience with Polymer
sharp matrix
Way more penetration
glass trellis
But isnt expansion also really good when you get a vital hit ?
sharp matrix
You have to be closer and it's harder to stuff like get double lung or a frontal heart shot
I accidentally loaded soft points into my 338 and couldn't even penetrate enough to hit the heart on a moose
cyan axle
@sharp matrix I fucked up a diamond a little while back because I accidentally brought softpoints on my hunt . . .
stark ingot
is there a list of which animals are more active at night ?
🤔 you think they will give us some nocturnal animals to hunt to make night hunting mean something
glass trellis
Night hunting is fun but I despise it when it comes to tracking
Oh and I just tried the 7mm polymer and they work wonders compared to soft points if you double lung
cyan axle
tracking always sucks for me since I play with tracks completely off to make the game harder hahaha
so i can definitely imagine hating night hunting xD
shrewd hare
Bow hunting at night without HUD is something
cyan axle
r e t c h that is a level i am TOTALLY not on hahaha
glass trellis
Ive gotten multiple heart shots on deers with bows whilst I dont have a single one with a rifle
stark ingot
id like to play with less hud but the tracks are still easy for me to miss
glass trellis
Ok, polymer bullets ftw
sharp matrix
@stark ingot if you look at the codex it'll tell you
cyan axle
please please please don't completely quote me on this, but this is how it works for me
If it works for anyone else, let me know - I just hope it nets you guys some diamonds before TruRACs!!
so basically - at 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM - at any ONE of those spots, I believe there will be a Whitetail herd.
You will have to wait a couple of minutes from go-time for the animals to come wandering in if you're just starting the game up
If it works, I'll make it prettier etc, and do a deeper data dive on how that shite works... I followed a piebald doe around for about a day in game time and figured out that her herd stays around the same sort of spots, and then from memory, those are the spots for the other herds that I know of.
So it's less about "no whitetails spawn on my map" than "they are in a spot you're not looking/expecting even though your single need zone says they would be"
glass trellis
Found a small whitetail herd at the top left yellow point so there may be something to it
lilac wraith
Thanks @cyan axle i just found a big herde of WT's at Roonache
glass trellis
at the lake or at the bottom ?
robust ocean
If i want heart shots, when should I be aiming?
signal gyro
@robust ocean When or where? IF you're asking where, I recommend having a look at these guides.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=875022904
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=877148380
lilac wraith
@glass trellis a open field just south of the lodge
glass trellis
Been following a 80-94kg blacktail around there for the past 30 minutes and I havent seen him once
glass trellis
I mean I dont know what lvl he is
But since Ive gone to every single spot I have for WT and BT Im just doing this now
vernal bolt
Yeah but 89.5 kg. is diamond so it will prolly just be a big boi lvl 4 no offense
glass trellis
Im at a point where I dont even care anymore tbh
glass trellis
I mean Im sorry but Im just sitting in the middle of it hoping he passes by
vernal bolt
i wont get a diamond before truracs so i just give up
my maps dont have any
ive found one diamond since the release of the lodge and before i had 2 diamond WT's
stark ingot
ive still not seen one
lilac wraith
I have 138 hours ingame time and i only got 1 Diamond BT, don't be sad 😄
stark ingot
212 and none
proud mist
I'll check out the places Chrysalis posted here. Seen WT's at a couple of em so might be some degree of truth to it, even if I've only had a single diamond of those
lilac wraith
So what is the tactic here? Shoot the biggest one and hope for a diamond spawn?
glass trellis
pick out all lvl 2s and shoot the one with the biggest antlers first, thats how I try to make something happen
lilac wraith
Hmm, i'll try
safe geode
Anyone know why I'm not able to take a screenshot of my harvest screen? I'm using windows 10
cyan axle
@lilac wraith Shoot as many as you want; even if the need zone disappears, the herd will probably just move to somewhere else within their territory to drink, and with the borders I've defined it should be easy enough to locate them again. In my experience respawns happen after I take the following routine: Hunt in another part of the map to get rid of hunting pressure, hunt on another map (i.e. Hirsch or Medved instead of Layton), fast travel back and do a check. By that time if they haven't respawned, I restart my game.
@glass trellis @vernal bolt there's still a bunch of time, try doing what I just told Ezel if you still have any motivation!!
vernal bolt
all i get is really big lvl 4 bt and lvl 2 whitetail and im prolly out of motivation lol @cyan axle
cyan axle
I won't be free before TruRACs drops otherwise I'd attempt to host my server on my shithouse internet . . .
I saw a really beautiful lvl5 BT up at the highest lake in Cheelah late last night
vernal bolt
oh nice
bitter swift
for anyone who wants a diamond white tail or blacktail rack, by now I just suggest killing it without worrying to much about score, it's the rack you want not the diamond score. that's just a added bonus.
cyan axle
^
bitter swift
from what the game is telling us the update is around 7 hours away so get hunting
vernal bolt
i cant find them period lol i would if i could
cyan axle
Not even at the spots I suggested on that map?
vernal bolt
nope not even mp hopping
cyan axle
I updated it
bitter swift
white tails arn't all that common but the lvl3's are pretty much always on your map
blacktails are much more diverse
but you'll always find white tails in those areas shown above, go to lakes in the afternoon or mornings
afternoon for white tails and morning for blacktails, sometimes they mix too.
vernal bolt
yeah i find tons of herds just no diamond's
cyan axle
Kill everything haha
bitter swift
go full thanos on them
cyan axle
even females have a chance of respawning as a male
vernal bolt
fuck you lvl 2's lmao
cyan axle
hahaha
bitter swift
I mean even a big lvl 2 is good enough for truracks, the lvl 3's dont look that much different
vernal bolt
i have a 929 BT but its not the same
ill prolly try again in a bit
did you make that drinking zone thing? @cyan axle
cyan axle
I did indeed
vernal bolt
verry nice
last hemlock
hey question -when you preserve a harvest in COTW iss there a certain time period you have before you lose the ability to taxidermize the harvest?
safe aurora
If i m using a gun with the distance skill with 20/40/60 what value skill should i use if my target is at 25meters? 20 or 40?
vernal bolt
Why do WT and BT have to be so rare to find lmao
cyan axle
20 😃 aim like 1mm higher than where you want to hit haha
@bitter swift @vernal bolt @lilac wraith
@stark ingot
I am hosting my server now
if i get fired for this I hope it's worth xD
since it's my map and my need zones, just check the spot on that silly map i made
vernal bolt
what?! at work?
vernal bolt
still may not though
cyan axle
still may!
vernal bolt
dont want you getting in trouble
cyan axle
will drop tents really quick
hey all good haha
i've been in this position for years, they love me
cyan axle
ooh my tents are still out, yay.
um, go to server list, should be under MissChrysaalis or Chrysaalis. or Chrysalis.
I'm in Aus, so ping for US people should be ~200-300?
lilac wraith
That is sweet 👌 I'll join in 5 min
cyan axle
all good, good luck!!
vernal bolt
all the animals froze so i got off @cyan axle but thnx anyway
Everyone Good Luck when the TruRacs come out!
cyan axle
Ah heck probably cause dogshite internet haha
lilac wraith
Yeah thank you so much @cyan axle
Hmm does anyone know why my need zones are showing wrong animal name on the map? if i inspect it ingame it says roosevel elk, but on the map it says blacktail deer
vernal bolt
not a clue bro
robust ocean
@signal gyro do you have a guide for heart shoting moose
fleet plinth
Shoot at the heart, simple! 😃
jagged lion
@robust ocean aim a little lower than you would on red deer, slightly above where muscles form a point at the sternum. Seems to work for me. I've been practicing moose heart shots for the day I eventually find a diamond one!
radiant elk
I wish they would add Turkeys to COTW it would be so fun.😂
signal gyro
@robust ocean Try looking over this guide. Has a nice photo that shows shot placement.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=877148380
radiant elk
Isnt they're a poll where you can put for animals or items to add to cotw or classic?
@signal gyro
signal gyro
Here? no. They each have their own forums though where you can find areas to post suggestions.
radiant elk
Ok
lilac wraith
Any tips on Roosevelt Elk (spots) i need a diamond before next patch 😛
proud mist
One I got today was down at the south western outpost that I never remember the name of. @lilac wraith
Usually a decent spot overall for elk
grim skiff
Can someone help me figure this out, please. I’ve hunted the heck out of Layton and esp. whitetail, given pending truRACS release (Xbox). I’ve never seen anything larger than about 870ish. Most are very small gold or silver and getting smaller by the day. 2 diamond blacktail, 2 diamond plus 1 near diamond bear, 3 near diamond yotes, near diamond moose, and a handful of decent elk. What am I doing wrong with whitetail?
lilac wraith
Thanks @proud mist
grim skiff
@lilac wraith I usually see decent elk at north eastern outpost in norden ( near hunting stand) and in southern part of Roonachee. Also a good pocket in Willipeg but can’t remember exactly where on the river.
lilac wraith
I just searched Norden without any luck, will try the other places thanks 😃
storm gate
try verifying cache
hoary relic
how?
storm gate
right click on cotw in steam go to properties local files then click verify integrity of game files
hoary relic
so my game is stuck in a endless loop of trying to download and i dont have the exe file <@&393042322499305473> any ideas?
signal gyro
Anti-virus blocking the game?
hoary relic
well heres the issue i loaded fine until i tried to do boardless mode in pramaters
signal gyro
and removing those perimeters didn't solve the issue?
hoary relic
no :/
signal gyro
Have you tried to verify the files yet?
hoary relic
i looked in the file now there is no exe file
and when i do that it skips file one and just does steamworks common redistibuatles
i dont really wanna reinstall the game takes me a day to download sadly
signal gyro
So something is blocking it, like an Anti-virus program it seems.
Sufficient space on your drive?
signal gyro
👍
signal gyro
Good to hear!
carmine nymph
Okay so my friend and I are goose hunting
We learned to do it from another friend. Geese didn't detect us in their layout blinds.
My friend I'm hunting with now tried on her map. Geese didn't detect her.
On my map, geese are going defensive before landing and flying away every single time even in layout blinds.
What gives?
teal compass
How many decoys
carmine nymph
20
carmine nymph
Yes, to spot them. But we were able to do it on the other guy's map. It also doesn't affect visibility or sound.
teal compass
Sometimes they spook if they are further from landing if you wait for them to land then spot it might work better
And keep your blond about 20-30m away from the decoys
Blind*
If they come within 10m of you they will spook
carmine nymph
They almost always fly overhead though
teal compass
Have u tried yt
I don't have that much experience in goose hunting
But it could also be a bug from the truracs update
carmine nymph
._.
teal compass
Srry i couldn't help
astral terrace
Can a level 4(max 5) be a diamond? How likely, high, low?
If you use a scent eliminator, then a scent, does the scent elimnator work at 5 minutes?
bitter swift
It can be if it is max weight, but it is super rare.
stark ingot
do you need to use scent eliminator in between scents
frosty sage
Does scent enliminator work if you want to mask your own scent aka the cone in front of you that scares enemies away?
sharp matrix
To an extent
frosty sage
?
sharp matrix
It reduces your scent but doesn't mask it completely
last hemlock
Anybody have the patch? Or is it just me that doesn't have it?
ruby wagon
For?
last hemlock
I meant to say, is Xbox the only platform that still needs the patch?
Sorry
Big oof
Last time there was some consoles still lagging behind ( individual consoles )
@ruby wagon
ruby wagon
Yeah xbox doesn't have it yet
lilac wraith
Made a sheet for tracking animal scores for each animal. Feel free to use it.
last hemlock
Just opened up the game after the update today and all of my damn missions are gone for every map. I am so pissed off.
lilac wraith
@last hemlock All your progress as well? Make sure missions are not disabled the game menu
lilac wraith
Did you check the menu ?
vernal bolt
yeah you might have the missions turned off happened to me as well
last hemlock
come on, i know what you are talking about, and no, they are not disabled. They all are still there, just completely reset back to square one on all of my maps.
lilac wraith
chill, we are just trying to help.. good luck solving your problem
astral terrace
why when I minimize cotw to go to the other screen, the gpu goes to 99-100%? any ideas?
it's funny, if it does not minimize it does not go up
signal gyro
High GPU utilization is not a bad thing and means that more of your GPU is being utilized. As long as your temperatures are within range, I wouldn't worry about it.
astral terrace
Ok but 100% of 1080ti... first game on using it xD
signal gyro
Other games you play don't show 99-100%?
astral terrace
0
signal gyro
Is your CPU up to the task?
astral terrace
this is the highest
70%, all ultra
i7 6700k, average 35%, miniminize go to 65% aprox
signal gyro
Do you play other demanding games?
signal gyro
Games running correctly and on a good combo of CPU/GPU should show around 99-100% GPU utilization.
astral terrace
vsync?
dire karma
Nope
astral terrace
I have on
glass trellis
Just looked, my 1060 is also at 100% with ultra settings
dire karma
Turn vsync off
I turn it off in every game
1060 with Ultra wow
I didnt even run ultra when I had a 1070
glass trellis
steady 50-60 fps
dire karma
I like lots of frames lol
signal gyro
Resolution is a big player in this equation also. 😃
astral terrace
130 fps hunting goose, monitor 60hz...
dire karma
My monitor is a 1440p 144hz monitor
astral terrace
temp go to 70c
signal gyro
130 FPS on a 60hz monitor is really only 60 FPS. Your 60hz monitor can't display those extra frames.
dire karma
^^
astral terrace
yes, I know 😢
signal gyro
I'm still at 60hz myself but thinking of upgrading soon to a 144hz.
dire karma
COTW isnt well optimized either
signal gyro
Yeah, there can be some drops in FPS at times.
dire karma
I can run it on 1440p on ultra and sit around 80-100 fps depending on the map
But something like BFV I can run at 1440p on highest settings and get well over 100fps
And that game is stunning graphically
astral terrace
the temperature stabilizes in 73-74c
signal gyro
Are you using any third party apps to control your fans?
astral terrace
msi afterburner
signal gyro
Same
My 1080Ti doesn't run nearly that hot though. Not that 73-74c is anything to worry about when gaming though.
astral terrace
I do not know if it's a good idea to have it like that in Seville, summer 😂
astral terrace
what is the area of decoys pack? to increase the effect
astral terrace
500m between decoys?
rustic raven
idk what you mean by that
like the distance between setups or the distance between each decoy in one of your setups
astral terrace
500m is the distance of effect but I want to know what is the distance where another pack works even if the areas of effect overlap.
astral terrace
was to know the distance between packs and if there is the possibility of setting up a hunting post in the middle
bitter swift
does anyone know what mission animals parque has?
wanna get the missions over with but only if it's rewarding enough
sharp matrix
just a regular puma iirc? but you get a trophy lodge and a really nice looking .44 skin out of it
bitter swift
bugger, was kinda hoping for something like how medved has a white bear and herch has an albino fallow
sharp matrix
Ye
proud mist
Dont think you can add any of em to the lodge if thats what youre after @bitter swift
bitter swift
you can im pretty sure, ive seen the white bear in someones lodge
proud mist
Well, the skin isnt "unique" as you can still find em around... unless if they outright mentioned having done so?
bitter swift
yeah they said so
remote lintel
Hi! Does anyone know what the small need zones, those which only appear as a small n icon on the map, mean?
are they regular needzones too or do they despawn after a while?
heavy dome
Got a picture? Not sure what ones youre talking about
remote lintel
can't post a screenshot right now as i have steam overlay deactivated to avoid crashes. Its a small circle the size of a regular track and smaller then the regular need zone icons. Instead of a symbol (like water, food or rest) it has a small N inside.
proud mist
@remote lintel Use the "CTRL PRT SCREEN" method? Should allow you to take a screencap and paste it either here directly or onto a paint document
And I THINK those might be regular tracks? Not sure
astral terrace
any tips for recurve bow? mainly aim
remote lintel
@proud mist thanks. i figured that out today for making proper screenshots of my trophies.
rustic raven
@teal compass you can only taxidermize your previous unsaved kill
so if you forgot to taxi your kill you can go into the trophy manager and theres a button for it
heavy dome
@astral terrace practice at the range
hollow python
Where is the best place to find diamonds on MedVed, Layton, And Hirschifeldin
dire karma
You have to look for need zones
There isnt any one area that has diamonds
Check need zones when theyre active and always check tracks
vernal bolt
Has anyone had any problems with cotw crashing as soon as you launch the game and wont let you play at all?
heavy dome
@vernal bolt which platform?
vernal bolt
pc
heavy dome
I havent had any issues like that, but then, im on a different platform
vernal bolt
yeah its as soon as my friend launches the game it pops up a crash report
heavy dome
Either im just really lucky, or theres just a very vocal minority, i havent had near the number of issues ive heard people complain about
vernal bolt
yeah same just trying to help him get his game going
heavy dome
Has it worked before for him? If so, has anything changed since then?
vernal bolt
yeah hes played it but not for a while
frosty sage
@vernal bolt i had that issue alot, followed by infinite graphic loop error. Depending on which card your friend has tell him to go into his configuration software and look for "debug mode".
glass trellis
How many whitetails from a herd of 16 can I kill without messing with the zone ?
glass trellis
Thanks :)
shrewd hare
Glad to help 😃
frosty sage
ok
i'll be around for the next few hours so i might respond quick
trying to set up a pfsense router
frosty sage
something with computer networks
young star
Hello guys. Anybody know if theHunter has mods/modding support? I saw a youtube video where somebody was using a kind of cinematic mod for cotw on PC, and I was curious if there are other mods out there. Not much comes up when I google hunter cotw mods
rustic raven
theres no mod support
idk what you mean by cinematic mod
like reshade?
for example
young star
He was moving the camera to take video of animals just chilling in their natural habitat without a hunter around. Ah it doesn't matter really. Just thought I'd check. 😃
calm root
@young star it's called cinematic tools... Very cool but hard to control and it crashes a lot
hollow python
@vernal bolt do you have any controllers plugged in?
cursive heath
need help
when lions camo out, i got a few, cannot find a single lion now
no tracks, droppings, calls, sightings
theyre just, gone...
help
cursive heath
i havent seen one since the week of release
dire karma
What about MP maps?
cursive heath
i sat in aa bush for 4 hours where i killed atleast 2, 0 hunting pressure there, didnt go near it for 2 weeks
still none
dire karma
At a need zone?
cursive heath
i cant find need zones anymore
nothing lion realted
related*
jsut where i saw a lot of them on release
dire karma
Hm
Dont know what to tell you then man
Try server hopping for a while
Probably your best bet for finding them
cursive heath
anyway i could of "deactivated" the dlc?
now i think of it, its since i re-installed the game
glass trellis
is the .338 worth the price ?
vernal bolt
yeah but my favorite lvl 3-4 gun is the 7mm
heavy dome
.338 isn't necessary, the 7mm should be able to do everything the .338 can, the .338 will just make it a bit easier
frosty sage
ok, buy the 45-70. it is my favourite gun
solely for that purpose
but serious, it packs all the power you need and it is great for taking down herds for people with a more active playstyle
proud mist
People taking down herds are shooting themselves in the leg however @frosty sage
Given how 3 animals in the same location (or more) will erase need zones
frosty sage
thats a solid argument
i have never experienced issues with that however, this may also be because i don't look for need zones alot when hunting. i just remember where the animals approximately are on the map. for instance, european bison is always in sw of hirschfelde. i think you might get a problem like that with red foxes or other more "rare"animals. but i dont see a big problem with that
proud mist
Soooo yeah... dunno here. 45-70 is decent indeed, but the Solokhin just outperforms it overall
Unless if it suddenly gives you 100% QK on reds/reins and up.
frosty sage
i did notice it takes down cape buffalo quite quickly if you hit lungs or better
vernal bolt
if anyone has any advice on how to start playing classic it would be greatly appreciated
vernal bolt
i dont even know how to run lmao
heavy dome
Maybe try #491900827686928384 @vernal bolt
jade trail
When you exit to main menu or desktop do you lose unharvested animals? I meant to change tracking color but somehow miss clicked and went to main menu. Now the animal I shot's blood trail is gone.
rustic raven
if you didnt harvest the animal its still there
alive
but you cannot go and claim it
you have to shoot it again
jade trail
it showed up as hunting pressure, which I thought meant they were downed. So he went Lazerus and I lose my consectutive harvests is all?
haughty steppe
dull cove